Rancho Gordo Vaquero Beans - 16oz

Country of Origin: United StatesRegion: CaliforniaMore...Country of Origin: United StatesRegion: CaliforniaGrain Type: Dried Beans

Steve Sando began the Rancho Gordo company, based in Napa, with the goal of promoting native new world specialty foods, with a focus on beans. Steve reminds us native foods from the Americas are worthy of celebration. The freshness of Rancho Gordo beans offers insight into the pure and individual flavors hidden within each type of bean.

The Vaquero bean is a colorful cousin of the Anasazi bean. You could call these cow beans or appaloosa for their striking black and white pattern (some people call them Orca beans too). Their flavor is somewhat like the Anasazi bean but it's a little lighter.

For more information on Rancho Gordo, including on of our favorite recipes, please visit http://blog.formaggiokitchen.com/2010/05/14/a-simple-treat-rancho-gordos-new-world-heirloom-beans/

Rancho Gordo

Started by Steve Sando as a way to offer locally grown beans to local customers, Rancho Gordo has developed a wide variety of California-grown heirloom beans of the best quality available. More recently they are working with farmers in Mexico and other countries in South America to encourage the farming of indigenous bean varieties.